Congressional Disapproval of Wildlife Protection in Alaska

The republicans have made it legal to kill bear cubs, coyote and wolf pups inside Alaskan refuges.

Representative Don Young (Alaska) introduced H.J. Res. 69 on February 17, the aim of the resolution is “Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to “Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska”.”

The short version is, it protects bears with cubs, and coyotes and wolves during their denning season.

The existing wildlife refuges in Alaska have been set up to maintain the natural balance between predatory and prey animals. Legislation has been in place to prevent over hunting of any animals to help maintain the ‘natural diversity’. The existing bill further prohibited predator control on refuges in Alaska, except to maintain the balance.